Hidden Florence

Most tourists head straight for the Uffizi, but Florence has dozens of smaller museums full of world-class art. The curator of the V&A's new Renaissance galleries was our guide

TwiTrip to Leeds – the verdict

Benji Lanyado's Twitter-led trip in search of the soul of Leeds took him from baroque music in a Grade II-listed building to a punk gig in an old working men's club

The beating art of Newcastle

Ouseburn's once derelict factories and warehouses are buzzing again with artists' studios, music venues and cinemas

Lumiere, Durham

Sixty artists have painted the historic northeastern city in light to seal its bid to become a capital of culture. And the results are simply dazzling, writes Euan Ferguson

Artists of the world unite

New exhibition spaces and edgy hangouts have created a fresh modern art scene in Moscow ahead of the city's Biennale of international work

Knocking on Devon’s doors

At Devon's Open Studios event, local artists open their workshops, while garages, barns and church halls become galleries too

A night with an old master

Jonathan Jones: From Berlin to New York, you can escape to a hotel room adorned with famous works of art – but the best hotels are those that inspired masterpieces themselves